Top 10 Business Ideas for 2009 by Springwise included the following list for Media & Publishing
- MagCloud — Magazine publishing for everyone & every niche
- Faber & Faber — Out-of-print books, printed on demand
- Flat World Knowledge — Open source approach to textbook publishing
- Blurb — Marketplace for book makers
- Kidmondo & BabyChapters — From online baby blogs to printed baby books
- HarperCollins — Publisher hopes crowds will spot next bestseller
- Relay & WWF — All-you-can-read digital magazines
- Random House — Selling books by the chapter
- Kluster — Crowdsourcing platform
- Offbeat Guides, Tripwolf, HSBC & Dorling Kindersley , Personalized travel guides